Ostend in West Flanders

18 May 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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Ostend (Dutch: Oostende, French: Ostende, German: Ostende, West Flemish: Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast.   read more…

Skytower, the European Central Bank Headquarters in the Ostend district of Frankfurt am Main

22 September 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, EU blog post series, European Union, House of the Month Reading Time:  6 minutes

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August 2012 © Simsalabimbam/cc-by-sa-3.0

The European Central Bank Headquarters is a building complex under construction in the Ostend district of Frankfurt am Main. It includes the existing Großmarkthalle, a new 185/165-metre-twin-skyscraper and a new low-rise building to connect the two. Located east of the city centre it will house the new headquarters for the European Central Bank (ECB). It is expected to be completed in 2014.   read more…

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